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Ministry of Electronics & IT
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar to Interact with Young Indians in Bengaluru on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Tomorrow
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is all set to engage with Young Indians in Bengaluru tomorrow. This interaction will be centered around the recently passed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill.
The event, named "Sansad Dhvani,” is a citizen engagement initiative spearheaded by Shri Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament from Bengaluru South and National President of The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. It will take place in BMSCE Auditorium, Basavanagudi.
This engagement will delve into the intricate details of the bill and its provisions, which was passed by both houses of the parliament. Drawing from his roles as an MP, petitioner, and as a former tech entrepreneur, MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will highlight the efforts made by the Government to ensure accountability among data fiduciaries in India. He will also delve into the evolution since 2017 of building a policy framework that prioritizes consent in the processing of digital citizens’ data. This effort has laid a strong foundation for the nation’s digital privacy landscape.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill stands as a significant milestone in India’s journey to building a framework that ensures a safe and trusted online environment for all “Digital Nagriks”.
In this interactive session, MoS Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will outline the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of utilizing technology to improve the lives of Indian citizens, particularly the youth, while safeguarding their digital experiences from exploitation by large data fiduciaries. This step stands in stark contrast to the earlier government, when data protection was relegated to the background, enabling major organizations to accumulate vast databases without scrutiny or accountability.
AYUSH
Commencement of Yoga Break at Work Place by the Ministry of AYUSH from today
Activities for promoting the “Yoga Break” protocol of the Ministry of AYUSH, which were suspended after the onset of the Covid-19 protocol, have been resumed with effect from today. This five minute protocol is intended to introduce people at the work place to Yoga, and also to help them to take a break from the work schedule and to refresh and re-focus.
Yoga is an ancient Indian discipline intended to bring balance and well being of individuals to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions. Due to change in working habits, particularly on computer and continuously sitting for long hours majority of work force is feeling work stress. Such stress may decrease the focus at work which may further hamper their efficiency and effectiveness.
Ministry of AYUSH in association with MDNIY developed 5 minutes yoga break protocol to de-stress, refresh and re-focus the workers at the work place in 2019. The protocol which was developed by a group of eminent Yoga experts contains a few stretching Yoga practices including Tadasana, Kati Chakrasana, etc. and Nadisodhana Bhramari Pranayama and Dhyana. The protocol was initially launched on trial basis in January 2020 and was found to be effective, based on an analysis of feedback of participants.
Ministry of AYUSH resumed the demonstration and practice the Yoga Break  Protocol today at the AYUSH Bhavan. and MDNIY campuses in New Delhi. Taking account of the currently prevailing health emergency, additional emphasis was laid on breathing exercise , in view of its effectiveness in increasing the lungs capacity. The demonstration and training will continue for ten minutes daily in the lawns of AYUSH Bhavan and participants from various offices in the vicinity have enlisted to join the same. Strict adherence to the norms of social distancing and other guidelines of the government are being ensured. Ministry of AYUSH will extend this facility free of cost to the staff & officers of various offices situated in GPO Complex, INA, New Delhi in the coming weeks.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
India crosses a significant milestone of administering 50 Cr. vaccine Doses under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
3,10,55,861 total recoveries across the country so far
Recovery Rate currently at 97.37%
40,017 patients recovered during last 24 hours
India reports 38,628 new cases in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently 4,12,153
Active cases constitute 1.29% of total cases
Weekly Positivity Rate remainsbelow 5%, currently at 2.39%
Daily positivity rate at 2.21%; less than 3% for last 12 days
Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 47.83 cr tests total conducted
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves strategic disinvestment and transfer of management control in IDBI Bank Limited
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its in-principle approval for strategic disinvestment along with transfer of management control in IDBI Bank Ltd. The extent of respective shareholding to be divested by GoI and LIC shall be decided at the time of structuring of transaction in consultation with RBI.
Government of India  and LIC together own more than 94% of equity of IDBI Bank . LIC is currently the promoter of IDBI Bank with Management Control and GoI is the co-promoter.
LIC’s Board has passed a resolution to the effect that LIC may reduce its shareholding in IDBI Bank Ltd. through divesting its stake along with strategic stake sale envisaged by the Govt. with an intent to relinquish management control and by taking into consideration price, market outlook, statutory stipulation and interest of policy holders.
This decision of LICs Board is also consistent with the regulatory mandate to it to reduce its stake in the Bank.
It is expected that strategic buyer will infuse funds, new technology and best management practices for optimal development of business potential and growth of IDBI Bank Ltd. and shall generate more business without any dependence on LIC and Government assistance/funds. Resources through strategic disinvestment of Govt. equity from the transaction would be used to finance developmental programmes of the Government benefiting the citizens.
AYUSH
MoU Signed between AIIA and Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie GmbH, Germany
 under Ministry of AYUSH and Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie GmbH  here today. The MoU signed by Prof. Tanuja Nesari Director AIIA and Dr Christian Garbe, Managing Director of Frankfurter Innovationszentrum Biotechnologie GmbH , was agreed at FiZ on the occasion of the event “German/Indian knowledge exchange regarding current developments in the health care sector” by Dr Garbe with Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, during September of this year.
One important goal of the collaboration is to research in the field of genomics and develop evidence-based guidelines supported with latest technologies like Artificial Intelligence and machine learning so as to integrate Ayurvedic principles and practises into modern medicine for the wider reach to the masses. Further, exchange of knowledge and experiences will be another component in the MoU.
Speaking after the singing of the MOU, Dr.Vaidya, Secretary, AYUSH said that the systems appear to be quiet different at first glance. On deeper observation, it appears that both the sciences can support each other. Complementing the traditional Ayurveda Medicine with conventional concepts of Biotechnology is expected in generating evidences that further help in contributing to the global healthcare, he added.
On this occasion, Dr. Garbe said that for years there have been diverse contacts with India in order to foster both, share experience and know-how in our network and render technological knowledge economically usable as well. He explained that empirical medicine and precision medicine will become productive partners.
Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda Prof. Tanuja Nesari said that the Ayurveda is the time tested science focussed upon providing healthy life through wholeness of body, mind, and soul considering different aspects including environmental factors.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Employment for Divyangs
Several steps have been taken by the Government for ensuring employment for divyangs. Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandates reservation of not less than four percent of the total number of vacancies in Government Establishments for persons with benchmark disabilities. Further, the Government implements incentive scheme for providing employment to persons with disabilities in the Private Sectors. The Government also implements a National Action Plan for Skill Development of persons with disabilities so as to enhance their scope of employability in both Government and private sectors. Government has also set up 42 Special Employment Exchanges for Handicapped, 38 Special Cells for Handicapped persons in the normal Employment Exchanges, 21 National Career Service Centres for Differently Abled in the country.
Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 is applicable to all establishments irrespective of areas of work unless they are exempted from the said provision.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Validation and Closing Ceremony Indo-Thailand Joint Military Exercise Maitree - 2019
Exercise MAITREE-2019, the joint military training exercise between Indian Army  & Royal Thailand Army  which commenced on 16 Sep 19, culminated on 29 Sep 2019 at Foreign Training Node, Umroi . During the last 14 days, contingents of both armies shared their expertise and experiences in counter terrorism operations and enhanced interoperability. The scope of the exercise encompassed joint training in various facets of counter terrorism operations in urban and jungle environments.
The training culminated with a 48 hours outdoor exercise in which troops of both contingents carried out a cordon and search operation in a mock village. The validation exercise was reviewed by Brigadier Anil Raman of the Indian Army in presence of senior Army officers of both the participating countries. The Thailand side was represented by Col Pana Cleawplodtook.
Besides training, both the contingents also participated in plethora of extracurricular activities which included friendly football, volleyball matches and a cultural programme on the final day to increase the bonhomie between troops. Besides promoting understanding and interoperability between the two armies, it further helped in cementing ties between both the nations.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
184.66cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 13,013
Active cases standat 0.03%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
1,447recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,24,93,773
1,096 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
79.07cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,65,904 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Issue of Begging
The Persons in Destitution  Model Bill of 2016” was considered and dropped by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
As per information available, as many as 19 States and 3 UTs have either enacted their own Anti Beggary Legislation or adopted the legislation enacted by other States. However, the provisions of these legislations vary from one another and their implementation, including the measures taken for rehabilitation of beggars, are also not uniform. Most of the States/UTs have adopted “The Bombay Prevention of Begging Act 1959” which criminalizes beggary.
Ministry does not maintain such data.
At this point, there is no proposal to bring model legislation for States to decriminalise begging.
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety and Health
The Union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety and Health . The MoU was renewed on 13th November 2018.
Benefits:
The collaboration till date has immensely helped in adopting the modern training techniques and tolls on various aspects of Occupational Safety and Health in different sectors of economic activity. Under the MoU, German Social Accident Insurance  through the International Social Security Association  is bringing in knowhow to meet the OSH challenges, especially in the construction and manufacturing sector. Also, it will benefit the large work force by improving their safety and health, and preventing occupational injuries and diseases. The cooperation is expected to result in capacity building of Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes , the technical arm and attached office of Ministry of Labour, India & Chief Inspector of Factories Officers  in the field of OSH, Strengthening of Inspection system for meeting emerging challenges, upgradation of laboratories for carrying out applied research in the area of OSH, Development of OSH Standards and development in Safety Culture for enhancing the well-being of the Indian workforce.
Ministry of Finance
Quarterly Report on Public Debt Management_January to March 2020
Since Apr-June  2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell  , Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter January – March 2020 .
During Q4 of FY20, the Central Government issued dated securities aggregating to ₹76,000 crore as against ₹1,56,000 crore in Q4 of FY19. The weighted average yield of primary issuances softened further to 6.70 per cent in Q4 FY20 from 6.86 per cent in Q3 of FY20. The weighted average maturity of new issuances of dated securities was higher at 16.87 years in Q4 of FY20 as compared to 16.47 years in Q3 of FY20. During January–March 2020, the Central Government raised ₹2,30,000 crore through the issuance of Cash Management Bills.The Reserve Bank conducted OMOs/ Special OMOs to inject liquidity into the system during the quarter ended March 2020. The net average liquidity absorption by RBI under Liquidity Adjustment Facility  including MSF was ₹3,03,464 crore during the quarter. The surplus market liquidity was also on account of the introduction of long term repo operations by the Reserve Bank from the fortnight beginning February 15, 2020.
The total liabilities  of the Government, increased to ₹94,62,265 crore at end-March 2020 from ₹93,89,267 crore at end-December 2019. Public debt accounted for 90.9 per cent of total outstanding liabilities at end-March 2020. Nearly 29 per cent of the outstanding dated securities had a residual maturity of less than 5 years. The holding pattern indicates a share of 40.4 per cent for commercial banks and 25.1 per cent for insurance companies at end-March2020.
The yields on G-Secs showed a downward movement from January to March 2020. This reflected the impact of several developments in the wake of the pandemic across the world; namely thereduction in the policy repo rate by 75 bps by the MPC of the Reserve Bank,an off-policy cut of 50 bps in the target range for the Federal Funds rate to 1-1.25 per cent by the US Fed and a sharp decline in crude oil prices. Central Government dated securities continued to account for a major share of total trading volumes in the secondary market, with a share of 84.0 per cent in total outright trading volumes in value terms during Q4 of FY20.
Click link below to view Public Debt Management Quarterly Report- Jan-March 2020
https://dea.gov.in/sites/default/files/Quarterly%20Report%20on%20Public%20Debt%20Management%20for%20the%20Quarter%20January%20-%20March%202020.pdf
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s cumulative testing crosses 1.77 crore
Tests Per Million increase to 12858
The State/UT governments under the guidance of Centre are steadily ramping up testing to ensure prompt identification and isolation of COVID-19 positive cases. With 4,08,855 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the number of Test Per Million  has increased to 12,858 and cumulative testing has crossed 1.77 crore.
The testing lab network in the country is continuously strengthened with 1316 labs in the country; 906 labs in the government sector and 410 private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 675 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 537 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 104 
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a document titled “COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India”. It can be accessed at:
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/COVID19PandemicandTobaccoUseinIndia.pdf
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Most of the post poll violence cases on SC community are not investigated properly in West Bengal, claims NCSC
Kolkata. 21st April, 2022
Shri Arun Halder, Vice Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes , Govt. of India complained that Most of the cases of post poll violence on Scheduled Cast community are not investigated properly in West Bengal. Sri Halder said that more than 4000 such cases were filed but the administration dubbed these cases as political violence and most of the victims are deprived of getting proper justice.
Today he summoned the SP of Baruipur PS in connection with the case of Rita Nayek who resides at Kheyadaha under Narendrapur PS of 24 Parganas. Just after the Assembly election, Rita’s house was destroyed by miscreants, all the family members were attacked and till today she has not got any justice. The ASP of the Baruipur PS district came to Vice chairman’s office. The Vice chairman  instructed him to take necessary action against the miscreants and rehabilitate the family within seven days. Commission also instructed the SP of Birbhum to take necessary action against the goons who attacked Sri Ranjit Dom of Birbhum on 20th March.
NCSC has the judicial power to solve atrocity cases on Scheduled cast communities. The commission solved some cases today in its Regional Office at Mayukh Bhawan, Salt Lake, Kolkata – 700091.
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Ministry of Education
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to interact with students, teachers and parents during the 5th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha on 1st April, 2022
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will be interacting with the students, teachers and parents from all over the world during the 5th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha on 1st April, 2022. As part of the programme, Prime Minister will interact with school students of classes 9 to 12, their parents and teachers in a town-hall interactive format at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi from 11 AM onwards.
The fifth edition of the programme assumes special significance in the wake of the country coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic and exams shifting back to offline mode. The students, teachers and parents who will get to ask questions to the Prime Minister, have been short-listed on the basis of an online creative writing competition on a bouquet of themes. The competition was organized from 28th December 2021 till 3rd February, 2022 through MyGov platform.
15.7 lakh participants had registered in the Pariksha Pe Charcha Creative Writing Competition this year, comprising more than 12.1 lakh students, 2.7 lakh teachers and more than 90 thousand parents.
This event has been organized successfully for the last four years by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education. The first three editions of PPC were held in New Delhi in a town-hall interactive format. The 1st edition of Prime Minister’s Interaction Programme "Pariksha Pe Charcha 1.0" was held on 16th February 2018. The 2nd edition of the said Interaction Programme with school and college students "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2.0” was held on 29thJanuary 2019 and the 3rd edition on 20th January 2020. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the fourth edition was held online on 7th April 2021.
The event will be live telecast on Doordarshan , radio channels, TV channels, digital media including YouTube channels of EduMinofIndia, narendramodi, pmoindia, pibindia, Doordarshan National, MyGovIndia, DDNews, RajyaSabha TV, Swayam Prabha.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister's address at G20 Summit, Session III: Sustainable Development
Excellencies,
Corona has slowed down the pace for attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in the world in the last one and a half years. This epidemic has further widened the economic gap between individual countries, between social groups, between women and men. It is essential that, in post-COVID recovery, our great priority must be on SDGs. LDCs, especially Africa and small island countries, will need special support. In this context, Italy took the initiative to hold a meeting of the G20 Development Ministers for the first time - I welcome this.
Excellencies,
India has a vast experience of South-South Development Cooperation. India itself is a Proving Ground of development - our development journey can offer many templates to other developing countries. Whether it is digital connectivity, financial inclusion or immunization of children, India has certified 'at scale' solutions. India is always ready to share these solutions with other developing countries. We have made many of our digital solutions open source and they are available to the entire humanity. We would like to collaborate with our G20 partners to share India's experience with other developing countries.
Excellencies,
This is the first year of 'Decade of Action'. It is our shared responsibility to extend the benefits of global recovery to all countries. The role of G20 in this will be very important.
Thank you.
DISCLAIMER: This is the approximate translation of Prime Minister’s remarks. Original remarks were delivered in Hindi.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 32/2021 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendment in the Notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.31/2021-CUSTOMS , dated 18th March, 2021 with effect from 25th March, 2021, namely: -
In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No. 18 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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